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- Thu Feb 09, 2017 5:13 pm
- Forum: Wales - South
- Topic: Tree blockage on the Tywi
- Replies: 1
- Views: 892
Re: Tree blockage on the Tywi
There's absolutely no way through for even kayaks at low (0.6 on the Dolauhirion gauge) levels. Some of our group clambered/dragged boats over the trees/rocks on the RH bank and then put in just below - most of us had more sense and took the river left bank/field portage.
- Mon Feb 08, 2016 3:21 pm
- Forum: Canoeing
- Topic: River Monnow
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2250
Re: River Monnow
That's great info - many thanks!
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:21 pm
- Forum: Canoeing
- Topic: River Monnow
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2250
Re: River Monnow
yes, please?
- Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:53 pm
- Forum: Canoeing
- Topic: River Monnow
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2250
Re: River Monnow
Grid references?
- Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:54 am
- Forum: Wales - South
- Topic: Lower Grywne
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2464
Re: Lower Grywne
0.27 sounds low - I've always thought of 0.4 as reasonable minimum level. Is it really reasonably scrape-free at that level? I'm guessing you have to carry down to the confluence of the stream at the put-in rather than paddle down the stream?
- Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:59 pm
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: Lost on Tryweryn - Sunday 06/09/15
- Replies: 0
- Views: 850
Lost on Tryweryn - Sunday 06/09/15
Lost last Sunday during a moderately epic-filled Tryweryn day:
1. Elderly club paddle: Black blades, aluminium shaft with blue tape at one end of shaft - lost on lower river
2. White Shred Ready Super Scrappy helmet: lost just below Miss Davis's Bridge
Any news gratefully received!
cheers
Dave
1. Elderly club paddle: Black blades, aluminium shaft with blue tape at one end of shaft - lost on lower river
2. White Shred Ready Super Scrappy helmet: lost just below Miss Davis's Bridge
Any news gratefully received!
cheers
Dave
- Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:46 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: West Wales Sea Kayak Meet 2015
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7341
Re: West Wales Sea Kayak Meet 2015
Hmm!stormkayaker wrote:Mike has promised to arrange winds of F4 or less unlike the last time...
- Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:12 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Why are paddles feathered? Why not symmetrical?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3689
Re: Why are paddles feathered? Why not symmetrical?
I've managed to convince myself that, using a 'middling feather, when I make the effort of concentration to sustain a really high-paddle-angle forward paddling stroke, my wrists rotate very little in going from a stroke on one side to the other. In other words, both wrist remain 'straight' and all t...
- Sun Jul 05, 2015 9:38 pm
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: The West Cornwall Sea Kayaking Meet 2015
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5020
Re: The West Cornwall Sea Kayaking Meet 2015
Richard
Are you hosting the August Bank Holiday 'Rally' this year?
regards
Dave
Are you hosting the August Bank Holiday 'Rally' this year?
regards
Dave
- Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:40 pm
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: Found - Upper Guidance (S bend) - Throwline
- Replies: 1
- Views: 818
Re: Found - Upper Guidance (S bend) - Throwline
That should of course have read Upper Guisane !
Now back in the UK - complete with said throwline ........
Now back in the UK - complete with said throwline ........
- Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:37 pm
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: Lost - Briancon Gorge - paddle
- Replies: 1
- Views: 847
Re: Lost - Briancon Gorge - paddle
Paddle is a nylon-bladed 'Streamlyte'.
Now back in UK - but maybe a British paddler might find it?
Now back in UK - but maybe a British paddler might find it?
- Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:48 pm
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: Found - Upper Guidance (S bend) - Throwline
- Replies: 1
- Views: 818
Found - Upper Guidance (S bend) - Throwline
Found Monday afternoon 22 June. If you think it's yours, pm me with details.
- Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:43 pm
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: Lost - Briancon Gorge - paddle
- Replies: 1
- Views: 847
Lost - Briancon Gorge - paddle
Lost Monday 22 June between the end of the Gorge and the weir in town - paddle with club markings and phone number. Probably initially trapped on river bed, but may come free and show up. Would be grateful to hear of any sitings.
- Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:54 pm
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: Lost - Claree - 'Gorilla' paddle
- Replies: 0
- Views: 650
Lost - Claree - 'Gorilla' paddle
Has phone number on it, but if anyone happens to find it and the number is indecipherable, I'd be delighted
to hear from you. Dave
to hear from you. Dave
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:20 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: P&H rope skeg^
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5341
Re: P&H rope skeg^
Or contact P&H and buy a replacement mk2 skeg slider kit. Vastly superior to the mk 1 and less 'making good' required than appears to be necessary with the Kajaksport version. Yes, the cord/bungee arrangement needs a bit of routine maintenance (occasionally cleaning out sand & grit from the skeg axl...
- Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:38 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: North Wales this weekend
- Replies: 1
- Views: 909
North Wales this weekend
Hi all
Usual sort of question! Club trip to N Wales mooted this weekend, and everywhere dry as a bone! Is anything running at G3-ish in Snowdonia (even if not exciting!)? Otherwise, I guess it's the Dee and the Tryweryn.
cheers
Dave
Usual sort of question! Club trip to N Wales mooted this weekend, and everywhere dry as a bone! Is anything running at G3-ish in Snowdonia (even if not exciting!)? Otherwise, I guess it's the Dee and the Tryweryn.
cheers
Dave
- Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:39 am
- Forum: Wales - South
- Topic: River Usk - Sennybridge to Aberbran Bridge
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5107
Re: River Usk - Sennybridge to Aberbran Bridge
If you sit below the drop in your boat, you will be slowly drawn towards the centre of the horseshoe - even in very low conditions, let alone Sunday's medium-low level. It's always happened, and I would say it's always been known as a risk. I always make sure that one or more competent paddlers lead...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:13 am
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: Zet water bottle Crickhowell
- Replies: 1
- Views: 793
Re: Zet water bottle Crickhowell
Sorry - didn't spot your bottle (or hear of anyone else who did) either!
Dave
Dave
- Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:41 pm
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: Missing watch - Talybont/Crickhowell
- Replies: 1
- Views: 809
Missing watch - Talybont/Crickhowell
Hi Managed to mislay my watch while getting changed yesterday morning (Sunday 25th Jan) - either at Talybont put-in (on road or in field just below stile) or possibly at Crickhowell take-out (was parked on verge up the road towards Llangynidr) - I was finishing putting my drysuit on while waiting fo...
- Tue Jan 20, 2015 3:12 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: South Lakes Bunkhouses and Rivers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1138
Re: South Lakes Bunkhouses and Rivers
Thorney How Independent Hostel in Grasmere is well worth a look.
wwww.thorneyhow.co.uk
wwww.thorneyhow.co.uk
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:36 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Is there a "Greasy Spoon" in Dulverton ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1320
Re: Is there a "Greasy Spoon" in Dulverton ?
Last time we were there, some of our guys found a shop/cafe near the top of the street on the right, which did greasy. Food took a fair time to appear, though - and I don't know what time they opened as we were down for the day so probably didn't get there till 9:30.
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:32 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Overhang
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2349
Re: Overhang
I thought that the relevant width was the extreme widest part of the body (ie excluding wing/door mirrors), and that basing on width over mirrors was common misconception.
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:51 pm
- Forum: Wales - South
- Topic: Afon Tywi - Junction Pool to Dolauhirion
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6998
Re: Afon Tywi - Junction Pool to Dolauhirion
The works associated with the replacement bridge at the Burial Chamber (just below Junction Pool) put-in have now been competed. The layby has been formalised (tidied up, kerbed, etc) but all of the land on either side of the bridge both sides of the river is now fenced off with substantial chest-hi...
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:37 am
- Forum: Sea Kayaking
- Topic: Interaction with shipping
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3867
Re: Interaction with shipping
Well, 43 wouldn't have been going fast, scallop dredging - and I wouldn't want to get tangled with the dredge cable.
- Wed Dec 10, 2014 4:26 pm
- Forum: Wales - South
- Topic: Afon Tywi - Junction Pool to Dolauhirion
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6998
Re: Afon Tywi - Junction Pool to Dolauhirion
I think the tree at the end of the last mini-gorge may be the same one that has been there for years - it was certainly there witheteh same configuration last year. I suspect it is well covered at higher levels because the constriction causes the water to back up substantially there, and hence cover...
- Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:08 am
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Rivers 'oop north' this weekend
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1575
Re: Rivers 'oop north' this weekend
Great weekend! Saturday, the Kent was a scrape on the open sections but a nice introduction to the more interesting stuff - that is until we had a shoulder dislocation on the L-shaped drop which meant that the half of the group who were planning to attempt Force Falls didn't get their chance to do s...
- Tue Dec 02, 2014 8:56 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Rivers 'oop north' this weekend
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1575
Rivers 'oop north' this weekend
Hi all Seeking some local advice from the North Country, please! A group from our club are scheduled to be paddling 'up North' this weekend - no accommodation booked yet, but thinking Lakes or Tees-Tyne areas. My assessment is that paddling opportunities will be restricted to Leven, Kent,Tees (Low F...
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:35 pm
- Forum: Wales - South
- Topic: Upper Wye trees
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1895
Re: Upper Wye trees
It's the most significant rapid in the 'mini-gorge' above the Marteg confluence.
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:07 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: River Levels - Useful Tool
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1546
Re: River Levels - Useful Tool
I would suspect that the updates to the EA graphs occur less frequently than data are received from the gauges - unless anyone knows otherwise. The frequency of updating the graph varies from region to region (sometimes only once per day on some rivers during periods of 'quiet' weather), whereas eve...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:15 pm
- Forum: Whitewater and Touring
- Topic: Canoe Wales..Not responding to my enquiries
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1648
Re: Canoe Wales..Not responding to my enquiries
If Canoe Wales operates the same system as Canoe England, clubs have a number of licences (CE is 3 inclusive in affiliation fee plus extras at additional cost). You might be able to use one of these, if surplus to requirements to licence club boats?